Uncertainty for Creole migrants in Peru and Chile

Latam Airlines Peru confirmed that the Venezuelan aeronautical authority has temporarily suspended flights between Lima and Caracas from yesterday until August 31, and has ordered the refund or exchange of tickets for those affected.

In a statement shared on social media network X, Latam said it was forced to temporarily suspend flights between Lima and Caracas during this period.

Due to this situation beyond its control, and in order to provide the greatest possible protection to its passengers, “commercial flexibilities have been defined for changes and/or refunds without any additional cost,” which can be managed from its website, the company said.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan citizens in Chile are suffering from grief, worry and anger since the embassy closed on Monday and all bureaucratic procedures were indefinitely suspended.

Some anxiety was alleviated on Wednesday after the Chilean government announced that it will allow Venezuelan citizens with expired passports to leave the country.

The diplomatic mission announced in a statement that these procedures have been suspended, which means that “passport appointments, AFP appointments, passport withdrawal appointments, visa appointments and travel document appointments will not be processed.”

||EFE